número um
Portuguese, noun/ˈnũ.me.ɾu ũ/
número um is spelled N-Ú-M-E-R-O-U-M (8 letters). Número um is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “the first in a ranking system” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does número um mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinethe first in a ranking system
- 2
masculinethe most important, the highest in quality, the best, etc.
- 3
masculineurination
- 4
masculineUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see número, um.
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
phrase: 1. o primeiro 2. o melhor; da melhor qualidade 3. urina
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of número um
- números um plural
- número-um alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce número um?
- Brazil /ˈnũ.me.ɾu ũ/
- Portugal /ˈnu.mɨ.ɾu ũ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.